In senior positions the gap is less significant: middle and entry level roles are where we need to focus our efforts to ensure equal pay.
They will be hired by August in jobs ranging from entry level roles to engineering, said Danielle McNally, a Motorola spokeswoman.
While many of the apprenticeships currently on offer are in entry level roles, higher and degree-level apprenticeships are expanding and workforce leaders across the NHS are investing a lot of time in looking at how the apprenticeship model can be used to train other parts of the workforce.
Nisa Chitakasem says: "The requirement to start from scratch with entry level roles is a conclusion that too many of us draw far too quickly and it often comes from a lack of confidence in our own abilities to do the job well.
A lot of companies turn to us [to help fill] entry level roles and to LinkedIn for VP titles.
"The aim is to equip them with skills for entry level roles, for example in restaurants or in a hotel," says Denise Leander, the operations manager.
There are some great entry level roles from paid internships, through to full time junior / entry level positions depending on your chosen discipline.
To gain an entry-level role in the sector you'll need experience, with voluntary work particularly valued.
